MC NORTHWOOD INTRODUCTION - Nato

HISTORY (cont’d)• Following NATO restructuring in 1994 the HQ becameRegional Headquarters Eastern Atlantic (RHQ EASTLANT) inthe Allied Command Atlantic and Commander Allied NavalForces North-western Europe in the Allied Command Europe.• The staff were then co-located in the old part of AtlanticBuilding.• However, in response to the end of the cold war and theadvent of Partnership for Peace, NATO reviewed itsinfrastructure and Defence Plans to prepare itself to face therather more diverse risks inherent to the post-Cold War era.This led to a further name change and to expanded roles andtasks for the HQ as the combined Regional Headquarters EastAtlantic and Headquarters Allied Naval Forces North.• This necessitated an increase in the number of personnelserving at the HQ and the need to expand upon its existinginfrastructure.